Protective cover for mops



S. L. TOPLITZ.

PROTECTIVE covER FoR MoPs.

APPLICATION FILEDl APR. 1921. Patented Mair-7 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

.4 I BY zLSATTQRNEY s. L'. ToPLITz.

PROTECTIVE COVER FOR MOPS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-1, 1921.

l Patented Mar. 7, 1922,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR BY QQ Unirse STATES A PATENT oFricE.-

SAMSON L. TOLITZ, OF NEW YORK, kN. Y.

rnoriac'rrvn covnn ron Mors.

' y attesa-es.

To all whom t may concern.' 'y

Be itiknowii that l, SansonY L. Torrirrz, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new. and useful lmprovement Vin Protective Covers for Mops, of which the followingis a specification. n

The object of this invention is to provide a removable protective covering for Hoor inops which will be of such construction that itwill` protect those portions of the mop rin which rapid wear is likely to occur, thereby enabling the niop to withstand rough usage' and consequently increasing the life of the rlhe protective cover forming iny inven! tion is preferably of tough, pliable and resilient material and itis of` suoli construction that it not .only acts as a protective means for the iiiop but for the iioors,fwall.s, trim or furniture with which the mop is likely Vto be brought into Contact with when in use. y

A furtherL objectv of' this invention` isy to provide a protective mop cover which is provided with a projecting member adapted to be used on smooth surfaces as a squeegee. lilith these objectsaiid other objects which may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particular arrangement-'of parts hereinafter set forth and morev particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Rcference'is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof in whichc Figure l is a front elevation'of my improved ymop cover showing the saine applied to a mop. v Y

Figure?j is an end elevation of the saine.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the upper end of a mop with the protective cover in place.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of my improved protective cover. a

Figure G is a perspective view of a portion of a modified forni of cover.

Figure 7 is a plan view of a form of inop used in conjunction with my improved cover.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7 looking in the direction of the arrows. A

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a modi- Spccificaton of Letters latent. l

' Application ined rlpni i, 19a-i. seri-ai up. 457,689.

provided with ya squeegee portion, and

Figure lO is a sectional view on the line l0-l0 of Figure 9 looking lin the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawings similar reference characters designate similar parts. p

' ln Figures "T and 8 is showna form of mop adapted to be used in connection with my improved covering. This particular forni provi-des a mop of strong construction andY capable `of withstanding abuse, although it will be understood that practically any well l'known forni ofiioor inopinay be used.

`The kmop consists of a plurality of strips of yarn or t'h er*inop material l, which are heldtogether vby a reinforcing band 2 'eX-v tending completely around ythe bundle of -To vproduce the mop, the bundle of` mop lied forni of cover having enclosed ends and material is transversely folded on the' cen-A tral line of the reinforcing band 2. In F ig# ures 'l to lics between the fold of the mop and which is provided with a threaded boss 5 in which is clainj'ied between-the bar 4 and the handleas disclosed. lift is understood that the portion of the inop most subjected to wear is situated adjacent its upper end and a `protective covering for this portion is therefor provided.

@ne forni of cover is shown at 7 which is in the nature of an elongated channelshaped strip which may be made of any plia ble resilient and flexible material such as rubber, leather or the like.l If the device is of rubber, it is preferable to reinforce the saine with fabric.

The strip 7 is provided with two opposing sides or jaws 8 and 9 and is also provided with a central aperture l0 which registers with the aperture 3 in the mop whereby the threaded stem 6 on the handle 7 can through the two apertures 3 and 10 and engage with the bar 4. The cover 7 is thus held over the end of the mop and clamped between the handle 7 and the bar 4 as above inclusive :isf shown a form of niop holder which consists of a bar 4 w-hficli They threaded stein 6 on they pass mentioned. To secure the cover'in place, suitable fastening means` may be provided which consist of strings 11 secured to pins 12 on one of the sides of the cover 8, which strings are adapted to engage with pins 13 similar in all respects to the pins 12. As many of these fastening strings may be provided as may be necessary and the tying strings 11 may if desired readily pass between the strands of mop material as disclosed in Figure 1. It will be understood that in place of these tying strings l1, any other desired form of detachable fastening moans may be provided.

In Figure 6, a modified form of protective covering is disclosed in which a trough shaped cover 1/1 is provided which lits over the upper end of the mop and is clamped between the mop handle 7" and the bar 4 in a manner similar to the covering 7. The cover 14: is however provided with enclosed endsl thereby properly confining the ends o if. the mop.

tionlis disclosed in Figures 9 and 10shoW- ing a form of covering` 16 which 1s provided with closed ends4 17, each of the ends being slit as at 18 to provide a pair 4of distensible sides 1l). The two sides may be spread apart to enable the. upper end of the mop to be placed in positionandA a tying string 20 is .secured to a pin 21 and engaged with an similar pin 22 to draiv thetwo sides 19together and hold the cover over the end of the mop. i

, At 23is shown a longitudinally extending rib kon the cover whichis positioned on one `or both of the side portions 19. This rib enables the mop to be used as a squeegee on all smooth surfaces. It will be seen that in using the protective covering, the upper portion ofthe mop in which Wear is likelyto occuris complet-ehY protected by the tough material forming the cover enabling the life of the mop to be greatly increased. The cover can be readily removed and fitted to a newinopy at any time.v

From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is not. to he restricted to the exact in additional modified lform of construcembodiment shown but is broad enough to f prising a mop7 a mop holder, a protective member comprising a strip of soft pliable material adapted tobe held between said mop and its holder, said strip being folded upon itself lto form a pair `offh-ixible side members, and meansconnecting said side members and adapted to draw the same together. l

2. An article of the class described comprising a soft channel shaped protective strip extending over the upper end of a mop and following the contour thereof, and means for detachably securing together the tivo sides of t-he strip with the upper end of the mop between them.

3. An article of the class describedcomprising a cover for the upper end of a mop consisting of a channel-shaped strip of a soft iexible material Vhaving its sides adapted'to embracev the mop between them', and flexibly connecting means extending between the mop` strands and connecting the longf tudinal edges of the sides of the cover tov draiv the same towards one another.

el; An article of the class described coin-i prising a protective cover for mops formed Vfrom a strip of soft flexible material adapted i An article of the class described com-` prising a soft, flexible strip adapted to em-A brace the upper end of a mop, means for connecting portions of said strip to hold the same 1n position on the mop, said strip having a central opening on its longitudinal center linethrough which a holder engages the mop.

Signed at the'city, county and State of New York this 15th da of March, 1921.

SAM ON L. TOPLITZ.

part of the mop 

